Requested from DOT by M. Ruth at 03:44 PM on
Mar 11, 2022.
Purpose: Research
Date of Coverage: 05/01/2020 - 02/28/2022
Tracking no: #DOT-464382396548
Ruth 03:44 PM, Mar 11, 2022
Good day! I am kindly requesting for:
1. The Top 3 destination in the Philippines in year 2020 when the pandemic started.
2. The # of DOMESTIC travellers in the top 3 destination in the PH.
The DOT website provides the latest data only until 2019 and we are needing the data specifically from March 2020, when the pandemic started. This is for the fulfillment of our Research study.
Office 04:38 PM, Mar 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
Dear Ms. Mary Ruth,
Thank you for your request dated 11 March 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the number of domestic travelers in the Top 3 Destinations in the Philippines.
We received your request on 11 March 2022 and will respond on or before 01 April 2022 03:44:17 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.
Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://savethedatev211152018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NjQzODIzOTY1NDgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-464382396548.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Maricel C. Malalad
DOT FOI Receiving Officer
Service 04:42 PM, Mar 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
Dear Ms. Mary Ruth,
We refer to your letter dated 11 March 2022 on the number of domestic travelers in the Top 3 Destinations in the Philippines, made pursuant to Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Prior the processing of your request, please ensure that your request is fully compliant with Sections 13.3.a, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the DOT FOI Manual by providing the following:
•Details of the requesting party, such as name, contact information, affiliation, company, or organization. Kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph;
•Specific reason for, or purpose of, the request for information. Please note that general averments such as “for research,” “for information,” or “for legal purposes” or other similarly worded purpose shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity;
•Copy of school ID and a written indorsement of the supervising teacher, professor or instructor. Kindly send it via email at foi_dm@tourism.gov.ph.
The DOT FOI Manual is accessible at http://tourism.gov.ph/transparency_seal.aspx.
You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://zcwdv320190208-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NjQzODIzOTY1NDgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-464382396548, to respond.
During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before 03 June 2022 08:39:12 AM, your request will be closed.
We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.
Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Dir. Lara Victoria Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker
Ruth 12:50 PM, May 04, 2022
To whom it may concern,
Mabuhay! I am Mary Ruth Soldevilla, a third-year student in the Lyceum of the Philippines University of Laguna taking the Bachelor of Science International Travel and Tourism Management. I am kindly requesting for the Top 3 destination in the Philippines in year 2020 when the pandemic started. And also, for the number of visitor/traveler in that top 3 destination in the PH. The DOT website provides the latest data only until 2019 and we are needing the data specifically from March 2020, when the pandemic started. This is for the fulfillment of our Research study. We are hoping for you to consider our request. Attached is our request letter. Thank you!
Kind regards,
Mary Ruth Soldevilla
contact number: 09561523318
Service 01:39 PM, May 04, 2022
4 May 2022
Dear Ms. Soldevilla,
Thank you for your response dated 4 May 2022, with regard to our request for compliance to Sections 13.3.a, 13.4 and 13.5.d of the revised DOT FOI Manual.
We have now continued processing your request. Kindly give us until 25 May 2022 03:44 PM to respond regarding our findings.
Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPVC00NjQzODIzOTY1NDgM, for request with ticket number #DOT-464382396548.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker
Service 02:17 PM, May 04, 2022
4 May 2022
Dear Ms. Soldevilla,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated 11 March 2022 03:44:17 PM, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for the Top 3 Destinations in the Philippines and the number of domestic tourists in the top 3 destinations.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved. We have enclosed a copy of the 2020 Top Destinations relative to the information you have requested.
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with our response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review by writing a letter or email addressed to Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat of the Department of Tourism and send it through email address: foi_ro@tourism.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with the response, and should be made within 15 working days from the date when you received this response. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 working days from the date when we receive your request for review.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
Dir. Lara Estevez-Austria
DOT FOI Decision Maker
Attachments:
2020 TopDest_07.07.21.pdf
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